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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsNews ReleasesEducationSources.caSources Web portal with sources of information about education and academia, including articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and imp... Sources Select ResourcesAaron Swartz and the Assault on Open InformationMalicious Government Prosecution Geovanis, Chris Article 2013 CounterPunch The great corporate-supported push to hide essential, publicly funded information behind private firewalls and government secrecy, represents a breathtaking breach of the basic tenets of democracy. Aaron Swartz and the Fight for Free InformationHis Blood is on the Hands of the US Government Martin, Abby Article 2015 CounterPunch It’s been just over two years since computer prodigy Aaron Swartz took his own life. He was the target of a merciless witch-hunt by the Department of Justice, ultimately choosing death over 35 years b... Aaron Swartz and the Fight for Information FreedomThey Can't Stop the Movement Lopez, Alfredo Article 2013 CounterPunch Aaron Swartz was a target of a deliberately vicious, sadistic government campaign in which the federal government wanted to make his pain an example to the entire progressive techie community. What's ... Abandoning the Public InterestDiemer, Ulli Article 2000 The neo-liberal drive to cut red tape is costing lives. Exposing the hidden costs of deregulation and privatization. The airport mallsRekacewicz, Philippe Article 2013 Le Monde diplomatique An airport is a zombie zone between two worlds. The retail spaces are seductive, yet you didn't choose to shop here. You didn't choose to be here. They are controlling you, guiding you, harassing you:... At the crossroads between 'Green Economy' and rights of natureSolon, Pablo Article 2012 Pambazuka News Under the rhetoric of "green economy", capitalists are actually attempting to use nature as capital, proposing unconvincingly that the only way to preserve natural elements such as water and forests i... Carbon trading: privatising the world's forestsAustin, Susan Article 2009 The World Bank sponsored carbon offset program has faced widespread criticism for, in effect, privatising forests and allowing rich nations to evade responsibility for cutting emissions themselves. Charter Schools Increase Fraud, Corruption, Chaos, and AnarchyTell , Shawgi Article 2016 Dissident Voice Charter schools, which barely make up seven percent of U.S. schools, are often accused of taking all the antisocial, antipublic, and antipeople practices of medieval autocrats and opportunuties to new... Croatia's entry feeDérens, Jean-Arnault Article 2013 Le Monde diplomatique The country has a long coastline and history of sailors, fishermen and shipbuilders, but EU membership will probably put an end to one of its oldest industries. The yards had to be completely privatis... EducationSources.caWebsite 2017 Sources Web portal with sources of information about education and academia, including articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and imp... FLOWFor Love of Water Salina, Irena Film 2008 A critical expose of the privatization of water infrastructure. 'Flow' confronts the disturbing reality that our crucial resource is dwindling and greed just may be the cause. A freedom that we can't affordRightwing thinktanks profess a love of freedom, but their refusal to reveal who funds them is deeply undemocratic Monbiot, George Article 2011 The Guardian Freemarket thinktanks vastly outnumber those arguing for public spending. The author suggests that these thinktanks allow corporations to exert influence on public life without showing their hand, he ... Gene wars: the last-ditch battle over who owns the rights to our DNAMcKie, Robin Article 2013 Guardian Weekly A US biotech company is fighting to protect the patents it took out on a test for a cancer-causing gene. Scientists say a win for the firm would set back a growing ability to detect diseases. Google can't be trusted to look after our booksBarron, Simon Article 2011 The Guardian The author warns that Google's lack of accountability to the public could put its digital collection in jeopardy should it become too expensive to maintain. He argues that the protection of cultural r... The Great Seed Piracy Shiva, Vandana Article 2016 Toward Freedom A great seed and biodiversity piracy is underway and it must be stopped. The privateers of today include not just the corporations -- which are becoming fewer and larger through mergers -- but also in... How Private Prisons Game the Immigration SystemFang, Lee Article 2013 The Nation With huge profits at stake, CCA and the Geo Group are pushing discreetly for enforcement-heavy immigration reform. How Private Prisons Profit From the Criminalization of ImmigrantsLobbying for Lock-Up Carlsen, Laura Article 2012 CounterPunch How a nation uses its power to deny a person’s freedom has always been a critical measure of authoritarian rule. Massive incarceration based on race, ethnic origin or nationality, political beliefs, c... In Spain they are all indignados nowadaysAinger, Katharine Article 2013 Guardian Weekly The indignado protests that flared up two years ago have become a Spanish state of mind. Indigenous Communities in Guatemala Fight Against the Privatization of Sacred Sites Abbott, Jeff Article 2016 Upsidedownworld In recent years, the popular tourist attraction of Semuc Champey in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz has become a point of social conflict for the indigenous Q'eqchi' Mayan communities surrou... Lockdown London The Olympics will see the UK's biggest mobilisation of security forces since the second world war Graham, Stephen Article 2012 The Guardian The projected expense of security at the upcoming London Olympic Games is $867m -- part of the booming 'security industry'. A Marxist History of the World part 102: What is neoliberalism?Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Counterfire The ‘free-market’ theory provides a pseudo-scientific justification for the greed and poverty endemic to the system, and the main beneficiaries are the global mega-corporations of neoliberal capitalis... Medicare Myths and RealitiesDiemer, Ulli Article 2012 Since medicare is an extremely popular social program, the media and right-wing politicians have learned that it is unwise to attack it directly. Instead, they propagate myths designed to undermine pu... Nestlé: Malevolent Corporation Capitalizes on Global Water Crisis Barlow, Maude Article 2012 Toward Freedom Demand for water is outstripping supply at an accelerating rate. Nestlé’s goal is to shift government policy away from providing public municipal water supplies to people, and toward a dependency on b... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 27, 2014Climate Change Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Connexions The theme for this issue, and the topic of the week, is Climate Change. Groups and websites engaged in the fight for action on global warming and climate justice are featured. Book of the week is Magd... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 21, 2018Their Interent or Ours? Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 Connexions The Internet, which was at one time a free and open space for sharing information and ideas, has been privatized and twisted to serve the profit-making agenda of huge corporations, working hand-in-glo... Parasites in the Body Economic: the Disasters of NeoliberalismHudson, Michael Article 2015 CounterPunch Michael Hudson discusses his new book, "Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy." 'Poison pill' privatisation contracts could cost £300m-£400m to cancelTravis, Alan; Syal, Rajeev Article 2014 The Guardian Taxpayer stands to lose millions if probation contracts are cancelled. Privately run prisoner transport company kept detainees schackedl for 18 daysJan, Tracy Article 2018 Washington Post The inhumane treatment of people by a prisoner transport company puts into question the use of privately hired companies, where incentive to pick up as many detainees as possible for financial gain su... Privatise Child Protection Services, Department for Education ProposesButler, Patrick Article 2014 The Guardian Experts sound alarm over UK proposal to outsource children's services to private firms. Privatising the OceansFished out in our Lifetimes Mora, Jean-Sebastien Article 2013 Le Monde Diplomatique Long-range fishing with the backing of the EU deprives countries elsewhere in the world of employment and a crucial food source. And it is depleting the seas to the point of ecological collapse. Privatization is Killing Us: Dispatches from the Capitalist War on SocietyWright, Chris Article 2018 Counterpunch A look at various sectors of society that are suffering under privatization in the United States- including education, the prison system, healthcare, and the environment. Public Disinterest: Information Commons DismantledMorris, David Article 2010 Toward Freedom Seventy-five years after the Federal Radio Commission declared there was no room on the public airwaves for “propaganda stations” and denied a license renewal to a station that attacked Jews and law e... Radical DigressionsDiemer, Ulli Website 2006 Ulli Diemer Ulli Diemer's website/blog featuring comment from a radical left-libertarian Marxist perspective.
Russia's Crisis: Capitalism in QuestionTicktin, Hillel; Weissman, Susan Article 1998 Against the Current THE ECONOMIC CRISIS in Russia is a trigger for the world-wide decline in stock markets and currencies rather than its cause. Russia has been in a sharp economic crisis for a decade, since Gorbachev p... Social Networking and the Death of the InternetHow Do You "Like" That? Lopez, Alfredo Article 2013 CounterPunch Social Networking is, by its nature, a capture environment. The companies that offer the services, particularly Facebook, host your site and control all the information on it. Facebook — a group of li... Ten Health Care MythsDiemer, Ulli Article 1995 Ulli Diemer Medicare's opponents have launched a sustained ideological attack on medicare. Their propaganda relies on myths and misrepresentations. Tory right-to-buy plan threatens mass selloff of council homes Boffey, Daniel Article 2015 The Guardian Speculators circle as London councils could be forced to sell every new house they build, warns housing expert. Twenty-First-Century Fascism: Private Military Companies in Service to the Transnational Capitalist ClassPhillips, Peter Article 2015 Dissident Voice Globalization of trade and central banking have propelled private corporations to positions of power and control never before seen in human history. Under advanced capitalism, the structural demands f... What is Neoliberalism?A Brief Definition for Activists Martinez, Elizabeth; Garcia, Arnoldo Article 1996 National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Neo-liberalism is a set of economic policies that have become widespread during the last 25 years or so. Although the word is rarely heard in the United States, you can clearly see the effects of neo-... When Water is a Commodity Instead of a Human RightThe Agony of Detroit Dolack, Pete Article 2014 CounterPunch The shutoff of water to thousands of Detroit residents, the proposed privatization of the water system and the diversion of the system’s revenue to banks are possible because the most basic human requ... Sources BookshelfAnother world is possible if...George, Susan Book 2004 Susan George suggests that we can create a new and better world -- if we act together to bring about changes. She discusses the ifs and hows. Beyond BankstersResisting the New Feudalism Nelson, Joyce Book 2016 Beyond Banksters explores how the powers of the Bank of Canada were appropriated in the 1970s, resulting in billions of dollars in public debt. From Milton Friedman to Justin Trudeau's Canada Infrastr... Blue GoldThe battle against corporate theft of the world's water Barlow, Maude; Clarke, Tony Book 2002 International tensions around water are rising in many of the world's most volatile regions.This book exposes the enormity of the problem, the dangers of the proposed solution and the alternative, whi... Democracy's OxygenHow Corporations Control the News Winter, James Book 1997 Winter shows that far from providing "democracy's oxygen," the news media legitimize a fundamentally undemocratic system. Instead of keeping the public informated, news organizations manufacture publi... Digital DisconnectHow Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy McChesney, Robert W. Book 2013 The author argues that the sharp decline in the enforcement of antitrust violations, the increase in patents on digital technology and proprietary systems and massive indirect subsidies and other poli... A Paradise Built in HellThe Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster Solnit, Rebecca Book 2010 The most startling thing about disasters, according to Rebecca Solnit, is not merely that so many people rise to the occasion, but that they do so with joy. That joy reveals an ordinarily unmet yearni... |
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